IEMA: Certificate in Environmental Management

IEMA is the professional body for everyone working in environment and sustainability. IEMA are responsible for ensuring that people working on the front line in these areas have the right knowledge, competencies, skills and confidence to do a professional job. IEMA also help and support businesses, governments and regulators to do the right thing when it comes to environment and sustainability related initiatives, challenges and opportunities. 

This course is for professionals who are working in organisations at an operational level and pursuing a career path in environment and sustainability. You will be working within environmental management or sustainability and require detailed knowledge of environmental and sustainability principles, management tools and other skills to effectively deliver positive change. 

Aligning with the competencies required for IEMA Practitioner Membership this course is perfect for anyone wishing to upgrade their IEMA membership to Practitioner Level and Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP). 

The Certificate in Environmental Management is the training route to IEMA Practitioner membership. On successful completion of the course you will be invited to confirm your application to receive Practitioners Membership. During the course, you will be a Practitioner Applicant Member and when you successfully complete the course you will be invited to progress your Practitioner Member application (REnvP is an additional cost). 

You will need a foundation level of environmental and/or sustainability knowledge gained through work experience or a relevant course, such as the Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management. 

Over the course of three modules a learner on this course will be able to: 

• Explain the implications of global trends for the environment, for society, for the economy and for organisations and the role of an Environment/Sustainability practitioner in overcoming these challenges 
• Explain sustainable business/governance models, their underlying principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services 
• Explain environmental principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services 
• Explain major policy and legislation and their implications for organisations, products and services 
• Explain major and relevant tools, techniques, systems and practices, their application and how they can be used to develop sustainable products and services and improve sustainability performance 
• Explain the role of innovation and other leading practices in developing sustainable products and services and providing sustainable solutions 
• Collect and critically analyse data, and report information that informs decision making 
• Identify problems and assess opportunities that deliver innovative and sustainable products and services 
• Determine, implement and measure methods of effective communication 
• Identify and engage in two-way communication with stakeholders 
• Apply or implement tools, techniques, systems and practices that identify opportunities and risks. 
• Deliver projects and programmes that achieve performance improvement 
• Implement change and transformation 

This is a 15-day course (120 hours), which is delivered online. Our courses are delivered by competent trainers that IEMA has assessed to ensure quality. 

There are three knowledge-based assignments and one assessment of competence that should give examples of how the knowledge learnt throughout the course have been applied practically within the workplace. On successful completion of your assessment, you will receive a digital certificate to recognise your achievement and you will be sent details of how to join IEMA as a Practitioner Member, earning your PIEMA professional suffix and all other benefits that come as being a member of a professional body.